Right now, we're working on Who Framed Kermit The Frog. We'll work on the others some other time.

Here's what we have for it so far:

I think we should deffiniately hae some in-jokes. Like, I would like to have a scene where Fozzie and Scooter are sitting down watching Giligan's Island reruns and sharing jokes out of the backs of old Reader's Digest. (This is taken from a line in the book "Of Muppets and Men". The wirter brings out how he could picture the two of them doing just this.)

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How about Kermit gets framed for committing a crime? The gang including Fozzie, Gonzo, Piggy, Rizzo, Rowlf, Scooter, Electric Mayhem, Pepe, Bean, Sweetums, Honeydew, Beaker, Johnny, and Sal (and muppet fans) have to save him from going to jail. It can feature yuppie mothers criticizing Kermit for entertaining adults and not just doing Sesame Street. Maybe there can be a few cameos by people like Winona Ryder and Paul Reubens, who can give Kermit advice on avoiding the media.

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yeah i like! it would be awesome to see some fans help them escape or something! oh man i can see it now! that's an awesome idea! there could be a female cop and Animal and Pepe could either scare her off or get her on their side! but it needs music!!!!!! i liked the 70's funk in MFS but it also needed some musical number type things! scooter could be the "accomplice" oh that would be funny an evil scooter!

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If we do the heist story, it could take place in Vegas, and Johnny and Sal are their Liazons of sorts.

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ooh i like i like! they could have 'connections' haha!

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I've got it! We start out with a shot going through the casinos and streets of Vegas! Various humans, Muppets, and Link Hogthrob are gambling. We then cut to a house outside outside of Vegas where we discover Kermit The Frog, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Pepe, Scooter (you won't discover he's an accomlice just yet), Bunsen, Beaker, Rizzo, Beauregard, Seymour, chickens, penguins, etc. All living normal lives. After we establish a few things, Kermit finds out there's a warrant out for his arrest. (I don't know if we should have him go to jail or not, just let him try to figure out who framed him) Him and the rest of te Muppets that are listed here would grab a car (cramped space) And head off, to avoid getting arrested.

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Johnny and Sal (the Muppets liazons? Or the bad guys liazons?) Find out who it is that set Kermit up by using their connections (Swedish Chef, Pops, The Electric Mayhem, a few other of our favorite Muppets. That'd be funny) Kermit and the gang go to the bad guys place to confront him. After they do, the bad guy reveals to them that they have the place surrounded. Kermit and the gang manage to escape. Something happens where the Muppets (other than Fozzie & Scooter. Scooter sneaks off before this) reveal that they were in on the whole thing. Kermit and Fozzie continue on alone, but before our last showdown with the bad guy, the other Muppets (other than Scooter) realize their mistake and go to help Kermit out.

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The showdown. Kermit and Fozzie agree to meet the bad guy at his casino. They talk a bit, when the bad guy reveals his accomplice, Scooter. Scooter tells them "What? They offered me my own theater!"

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It appears as if Kermit and Fozzie are finished when all of a sudden our Muppet gang attacks from above. Johnny and Sal revealed that they caught the bad guys confession (told to Kermit and Fozzie before Scooter is revealed) on tape. Our bad guy goes to jail and our Muppet gang rejoices... that's when they realize Scooter is there rejoicing along with them. They all look at him as he continues alone. He stops. "Well, I'll let you play in my theater!" They continue to rejoice.

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yeah! there has to be a scene where Johnny is in a casino lounge singing. Maybe Rowlf can be playing piano for him at the gig, and Sal can be disguised as a waiter and secretly record the bad guys' conversation. Sal can keep on going back to their table and ask them alot of questions ("How many ice cubes did you want with that?") so he can hear their conversation. Maybe Johnny can even go into the audience and go up to the bad guys' table.

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Maybe when they actually all get together to capture the bad guys, it can be at the Hard Rock Cafe. The Electric Mayhem can be playing a gig there, and the rest of the gang can hide on the walls and ceiling disguised as memoribilia. (Maybe the 3 Elvises can help out too and do some Karate)

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I think the most important thing now is figuring out exactly what Kermit is being framed for. Maybe whatever it is, Scooter can get involved in it without knowing it. Like Scooter- "oh guess what Kermit, I just got this 2nd job, where I deliver packages." Kermit "That's great Scooter, now if only I can figure out who's behind all of this."

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The Swedish Chef can be a cook at the casino, Beauregard can be a janitor, and Pops can be a regular at the casino. They can all know what's going on with the crime, and let Johnny and Sal know, they'll kind of be the main detectives. Maybe Piggy can even be a Vegas dancer in one of those big Vegas shows, Fozzie can do some stand-up, and Bunsen and Beaker can be Penn and Teller like Magicians. It'd be a perfect opportunity for Statler and Waldorf to do some heckling.

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I would like the Electric Myhem to be sort of a MAFIA type scene. They try to sell Johnny and Sal information, but, Johnny being Italian, convinces them that he's part of "the family, and they wouldn't want him to tell the big boss". They agree to give him the information for free.

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Alright? And here's what we've got for the other two.

Pigs in Space: The Movie(got this from the muppets 3D line) the main characters would be:

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Link Hogthrob as Capt. Link Hogthrob

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Miss Piggy as First Mate Piggy

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Julius Strange Pork as Dr. Julius Strangpork

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Heather HammHocks as Cadet Hamhocks

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Kermit T. Frog as Kermit Toad (piggy's love intrest)

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Spa' am as Cadet Spa' am

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Peter Porker as The villanious Capt. Porker

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The Electric Mayhem story- this would show us how the electric mayhem come together,starting with Animal and Sgt.Floyd as babies. it shows us the people that have come and gone and the member who never was.

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I actually started writing an Electric Mayhem: Behind the Music story, if you like you may pick apart what I have for the story.

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Alright? Let's continue with the Who Framed Kermit The Frog? storyline.

these are awesome ideas. I also like the idea of having another Muppet as Kermit's cellmate. Maybe Gonzo. Like when the police are taking Kermit away, Gonzo runs in front of them and says, "If you're going to take Kermit, you have to take me." and they say "OK." This could lead to a sideplot of Gonzo trying to think of ways to break out. Maybe have a reminiscent scene of early TMS where he trys to burrow out with a spoon. If they're looking for celebrities all they have to do is have different celebrities getting together with a FREE KERMIT campaign or something. I don't know these are just my two cents.

Originally posted by the_great_gonzo these are awesome ideas. I also like the idea of having another Muppet as Kermit's cellmate. Maybe Gonzo. Like when the police are taking Kermit away, Gonzo runs in front of them and says, "If you're going to take Kermit, you have to take me." and they say "OK." This could lead to a sideplot of Gonzo trying to think of ways to break out. Maybe have a reminiscent scene of early TMS where he trys to burrow out with a spoon. If they're looking for celebrities all they have to do is have different celebrities getting together with a FREE KERMIT campaign or something. I don't know these are just my two cents.

I was thinking as a gag, the cops can be taking Kermit through the cells to where he will go, and we see his POV of a scary, dirty prison full of big guys, monsters (maybe some of the pirates from MTI), and Howard the pig who makes kissy faces at him as he walks by.

Kermit: you're not gonna leave me in here with these guys are you?

Cop: Of course not, you're Kermit the Frog, you're staying in here! (he opens a door to a fancy suite with golden bars on the window, a big fluffy bed, and a big screen TV)

I guess if Gonzo is with him at this point, he can say something like "wow what a sweet suite"

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Cop: "where do you think you're going weirdo?' and he'll be picked up and thrown into the dirty cell. As the cell door slams he yells "Kermit!!!!"

Kermit can still interact with Gonzo however in the cafeteria and gym.

Before Kermit is proven not guilty, most of the media is potraying him negatively. The Muppets can be watching Conan O'Brien when he makes a joke about Kermit being guilty.

Fozzie: Boy that was a cheap joke, even for me.
Immediatley Pepe will do some kind of cheap joke.

There can be an anti-Kermit campaign as well as a Save Kermit campaign. Maybe there can even be a 2nd villain, the head of the anti-Kermit campaign, an angry yuppie mother. "Kermit was once a loveable Sesame Street character, then he did disgraceful adult oriented entertainment, now he is a guru of crime, I am calling for all responsible parents to destroy any Kermit stuffed doll, action figure, or movie in their house."

Sam can make a speech for the Save Kermit campaign. Something like "It is every American's right to a fair trial, that they shall be innocent until proven guilty in the court of law. I stand behind Kermit one hundred percent, unless he is found guilty in which case I had nothing to do with it."

I was thinking the crime can be some kind of counterfeiting business. I don't know if it should be something like counterfeit money, poker chips, or something ridiculous like counterfeit rubber chickens.

Before Kermit is actually arrested he can know that he is a suspect, he can call on the gang to get to the bottom of who framed him.

Kermit: Gang, there's a good chance I can go to jail, and the fate of the Muppets will be at stake. We could lose our jobs, we could lose our house, we could starve, and most importantly the people of the world will lose out on what we do best, making people happy.

Rizzo: But we lose out on the food?

Kermit: Which is why I'm asking you to start a secret mission to find who the true perpetrator of this crime is.

Gonzo: Hey Kermit can we be called "Kermit's Eleven" like in the movies?

I love this idea! Gonzo throwing himself in front of the cops is perfect! I think human actors should be kept to a minimum. Only actors that work well with the muppets. No over actors, which unfortunatly seems to be the trend. I think Piggy trying to become a cop would be great! Scenes of Piggy trying to do all the physical fitness tests would be great! Fozzie could do jokes on the street while trying to raise Kermit's bail money, then he could be thrown in jail along with Gonzo for telling jokes without a license . Pepe could just be Pepe. He could go around making all the dealz ok? Or he could be the lawyer!

Pepe: Ladies and gentlemens of the jury ok? This is a frog. He is not a crook. This frog, right here,...looks a lot like that frog in the video ok? *whispers* Kermit, did you do this? Cause you can tell me ok?

The Electric Mayhem could play benifit concerts, Scooter could be a vendor selling Save the Frog pins and hats. Sweetums would be in jail. Maybe a cell mate for Gonzo and Fozzie, or maybe as just some guy in another cell, or maybe even a cop. I think it would be great to see the muppets trying to work without Kermit, but then kind of fail because they are now without Kermit's thoughtfullness.

Rizzo would break into jail and try to save kermit, but he gets into Kermit's jail suite and ends up staying. Sam could give a speech about how moral the muppets are, but then he gives really bad examples and ends up talking himself off the stage. It would be similar to his naked speech.

I would end it with Kermit at his trial. The jury is out and they are just about to pass judgement when....Beaker runs in screaming holding a yellow envelope. It has evidence that proves Kermit is innocent! Maybe a picture of Doc Hopper removing a Kermit mask! or not lol. Anyway everyone is happy, the imposter Kermit is in jail, and Piggy finally passes the test and bursts into the jail screaming

Piggy: Kermy! Moi is here my love! I shall save you!

then a guard yells

Guard: The frog was let out 12 hours ago.

Piggys looks at the camera with her classic angry shake

Oh and well placed musical numbers throughout. Maybe some jail songs and of course the Electric Mayhem concert.

All great ideas! I think we should keep Kermit in jail for a minimum time of the movie, just to get back to the rest of the story though. We could keep Gonzo in there for the whole movie, and then at the end he finally gets out! I don't think there should be a court room scene, just because we have so much already. This could be the longest Muppet Movie ever, though! Three hours!

I think it's only too logical that since this takes place in Vegas that it should be about counterfit something.

While Gonzo is trying to get Kermit out, the other Muppets come in and break Kermit out of jail, but not to Gonzo's knowledge.

I like the free Kermit idea, and the anti-Kermit idea, but I don't think we should focus on that too much. It should be in there, just maybe like fifteen minutes of it or so.

I think we've got a lot right now. You guys want to start working on the script? If you have anything more, post it while we're writing the script, and we'll work around it accordingly. I'll start off the script in my next post. Try to keep it as Muppety as possible.

1 We start off going through the streets of Vegas, passing by a few major Casinos and Hotels.

INT. VEGAS CASINOS

2 We watch as various Muppets and Humans (including Link Hogthrob) gamble at the various tables and slot machines. An occasional win, but mostly just painful losses. Cut to...

EXT. HOUSE

3 It's a rather large house, nearby Vegas. Vegas can be seen in the background. Close on KERMIT THE FROG as he steps otuside of the house for a breath of fresh air. He lets out a yawn and heads over across the lawn to the mail box. SWEETUMS is in the background tossing chickens in the air, and then catching them. KERMIT opens the mail box and pulls out a pile of letters. He begins going through them as he heads back into the house. Just then, GONZO THE GREAT comes flying over head from where Los Vegas stands. He lands next to KERMIT, smoke coming from his cape. GONZO stands up and shakes himself off.
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GONZO
Whooo-hooo! That was my best show ever! Ha ha ha ha!

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GONZO looks over his shoulder to see how far he went.
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GONZO:
Wow! That's my farthest shot ever! Wow! Ha ha! Oooh! Let's see if I can set it up so I go through the chimney! Ha ha ha ha!

KERMIT:
Er, Gonzo, are you okay?

GONZO:
Of course, Kermit! Did you see that distance? Wow! And you ask me if I'm okay? Ha! I'm ecstatic!

KERMIT:
Er, Gonzo? Your cape's on fire.

GONZO:
Hmmm? Oh, I know. That's for effect. Ha ha ha ha! I wonder what the crowd's expression was on that one! Ha ha ha ha!

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GONZO exits laughing. KERMIT looks down and shakes his head. He turns around and heads back inside.
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KERMIT:
(to SWEETUMS as he enters the house) Hello, Sweetums.

SWEETUMS:
Hey, Kermit. Come back here, you dumb chicken! You're not suppose to be able to fly!

(Ooops! Forgot to mention this. I think we should use old characters that we really miss too. Characters from Jim Henson Hour and Muppets Tonight. Also, is there anyone on this forum who's a composer? We need some really heartfelt music like from The Muppet Movie and stuff. I just thought of something! I gotta continue the script!)

4 KERMIT enters and begins singing a song. As he continues on through the house, the Muppets he passes by join in with him. For the last line of the song, KERMIT and the other MUPPETS find themselves on the back porch to sing. As the song ends, GONZO falls through the Porch roof.

Yes, good point. I think if everyone could come in here and write a script it would get to crazy. This should be more of an idea place. What is actually said should be written by a few people. I would like to be a consultant as to what lines work best. Sometimes it hard to make a character sound natural and still move the story along. I noticed a few repetitve lines in the script said by Gonzo.

Guys, you're absolutely right! I've been thinking about it, and we're going to do this a little differently. I like your idea. We'll have five people do different scripts and pick 'em apart until we get the best darn script ever! I know Salmoto's good at writing, he sent me some of his stuff, maybe he could do one!

So that's me, (Super Scooter)
Beauregard,
Salmoto,
Fozzie Bear's done pretty good at keeping the role play together... somewhat. How about him? I'll write him and ask.

We'll keep this forum up for ideas.

If anyone else thinks they've got what it takes to write one, post here. Send me something you've written and we'll see whether or not you've got what it takes.

Everyone else, just post your ideas here, we'll talk about them, and hopefully we'll include them in our script!

Ummmm....Can we have FOZZIE got to jail w/Kermit? Or maybe have the 3 of them, (Kermit, Fozzie, & Gonzo), go together, like in TMM & GMC? I'd REALLY like to see some Kermit & Fozzie mayhem again! And howzabout a part for Rowlf?
OOH!!! I KNOW!!! Kermit gets arrested, but Fozzie throws himself in front of the cops & ends up w/Kermit! Piggy ALSO tries the "if you're gonna take him, you'll have to take me, too" bit, (the cop's pretty cute), but it doesn't work. While everyone else sets out to prove Kermit innocent, Gonzo enlists Rizzo to help him break K & F out, but Gonzo's caught & ends up in jail WITH them. Fozzie asks his Ma for bail, but she "doesn't have enough for the frog and the wierdo." (I'm not sure a/b THAT part.) Oh, and the Sal & Johnny scene....I'm thinkin' of Sal as the waiter, & every few seconds, he comes up to the bad guys w/the tape recorder, (or some kinda funky new Bunsen invention), giving all kinds of different choices as an excuse to keep coming back, driving the bad guys CRAZY.
I.e: Sal-"You want ice in that?" Bad Guy-"Yeah, sure." (Sal walks away. Bad Guy starts talking a/b what they did, but Sal returns.) "What kinda ice do you want?" Bad guy-"What kinda ICE???" Sal-"Oh, sure, you know...We got crushed, cubed, hand-chipped-" Bad Guy-"GET OUTTA HERE!!!"
Kermit could be accused of money LAUNDERING.....

Excellent! I knew something was missing! We should deffenitely build up on the Kermit Fozzie friendship. Instead of Gonzo telling the cops he'll go too, Fozzie does. (not exactly the smartest of ideas, but noble) And then, Gonzo's the first one to get them out but gets caught, and then he spends the rest of the movie in jail trying to get out, while the Muppets come and rescue Kermit and Fozzie! I love it!

Brainstorming with others on this is so much easier than thinking up your own story!